Health

LAWMA issues precautionary advisory to health facilities, medical waste…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has issued a precautionary advisory to health facilities and medical waste handlers across the State, following the recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak...

CSOs insist on policy action to phase-out dental amalgam before 2030

Following campaigns for Mercury-free Dentistry in Nigeria, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have written letters to key four Federal...

Collaborate to grow Africa’s healthcare system, Minister urges practitioners

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has urged healthcare practitioners to prioritise...

Ebola threat: Lagos moves to limit passenger interaction

Lagos health authorities are considering new measures at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) to reduce contact between passengers...

Obasanjo: How I Have Managed Diabetes For Over 40 Years

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he has successfully managed diabetes for more than 40 years through...
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NGOs Urge FG To Operationalise Tobacco Control Fund

Some NGOs have called on the Federal Government to operationalise the Tobacco Control Fund, to help in funding tobacco related-diseases and other tobacco control activities in the country.

Why Canada employs 2,500 healthcare workers from Africa

Canada has invited 2,000 healthcare workers from Nigeria and other countries to migrate into the country in the last one week.

202 die of COVID-19 infection in Oyo – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 202 people died of COVID-19 infection in Oyo State till date.

New Aba General Hospital unfit for use – Commissioner

The Abia State government has declared the newly constructed and inaugurated Abia Multi-Specialist Hospital in Aba as unfit for human use.

UNICEF raises alarm over fast-spreading cholera outbreaks in Africa

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the fast spreading cholera outbreaks in 11 eastern and southern African countries, calling for an emergency fund to address the situation.

Cholera: Gov’s wife donates medical commodities

The Wife of the Ebonyi Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has donated medical commodities to the General Hospital in Iboko, Izzi Local Government Area (LGA)...
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